The Scouring of Saturn was a community campaign from May-Aug. Players would select one of the 3 warlords to fight for. They would then see what territory was being fought over and play a match using the active scenario and any special conditions. Then submit the results of the battle. At the end of each month all the results would be added up to determine which warlord completed their objectives in the territory and what territory would be next. Each warlord had its own motives. The winning warlord became the next set of miniatures released. Durisk and the Devoiders had a strong following and their fervent mercenaries led them to victory.
The Rings of Saturn, mostly inhospitable ice fields, contain massive terra-forming citadels built eons ago. Sacred infrastructure crucial to the survival of the floating cities of Saturn. Control of these citadels means control of Saturn. One of the pinnacle celestial bodies of the Varnus Leyline of Magic. The nexus of control lies at the core of Saturn, only acessible through the Helix Gate of Neo Babylon.
Apexis struggled to ever make a large enough impact to claim a territory. But few can hope to understand the true goals of the Terrocytes. In the final hours of the Scouring the Terrocytes had a surge of victories. Ever since the siege of Neo Babylon Apexis hasn’t been seen. Seers and experts postulate they may have completed whatever their true clandestine mission was.
The arrival of the crimson fleet was the ignition of the Scouring of Saturn. The Diresight foresaw the coming invasion and rallied mercs to halt the incursion. However Durisk’s savagery couldn’t be stopped. Only tasting defeat once at the Rantien Plain. With control of the Helix Gate and all the terraforming temples of the Rings of Saturn the floating cities must submit or be sunk into the gaseous abyss of Saturn itself.
The Diresight were the first to begin to rally mercenaries to defend and capture key infrastructure. Invasions like this happen every minute throughout hyper-future. What brought Astroghal to intervene was the malign portents indicating a possible catalyst of another apocalypse. Even with the control of Saturn falling into the hands of Durisk, the Diresight maintain that they prevented a multiversal apocalypse. Their victory at the Rantien Plain was more crucial than any outsiders realized.
~Epilogue~
Fate of the Saturknights. Though a multiversal apocalypse was seemingly prevented the Scouring does anything but end without consequence. After the final showdown in the inner chamber of the temple, Durisk breaks through into the Helix Gate. With little time to escape Astroghal and Eziekel attempt to open portals. The Leyline is already disrupting magic, they aren’t sure where the portals might go. Cyber Savage and Plord lead who they can through the most stable astral gate, giving a solemn nod to Gilgamesh and those staying behind. Eziekel and the rest of the Saturknights knew their fellowship wasn’t to last forever, he stays with Astroghal to begin to reassemble the Conclave of Sorcerors. None of them expected anything different from Gilgamesh. He was never going to leave Saturn even if it meant certain doom.
Many of the mercenaries from all the warlords are stranded or have stayed behind. The Sentinels of Ur that haven’t been exiled or slain have retreated to the lower levels of the gas giant with plans to continue the fight. Gilgamesh of the disbanded Saturknights leads them now as the Exiles of Ur.
Durisk orders the collapse of Ur as an example and now begins ramping up the Quozark Extrators and the siphoning from the Varnus Leyline. The now emboldened and veteran Devoider Clades embark on their own raids and quests seeking more power and new glory.
Apexis was marked by the chittering elders to lead the Terrocytes from the depths to the surface. It might not have accomplished the mission as it was given but in the upheaval of the incursion some starships were hijacked by Terrocytes. Apexis’ whereabouts are unknown. The most dangerous thing about a predator is when you don’t know where its at.
Stepping out of the portal from Saturn Cyber Savage, Plord and the survivors are relieved to be on inhabitable ground. No idea where they are but familiar sounds can be heard nearby. The sounds of war...